Ben's Chili Bowl (1213 U St. NW), a D.C. landmark that celebrated its 55th anniversary last month, has announced that it will expand to Rosslyn, Va. Yesterday, the Ali family (the restaurant was owned by the late Ben Ali, who passed away in 2009) issued a statement explaining that a Virginia location of the D.C. staple will open early next year:
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Ali's son and co-owner Nizam Ben Ali told the Washington Business Journal that the new location will occupy 1725 Wilson Boulevard. Ali also revealed that this location could open before the Northeast H Street location. Ali says the move to Virginia is to make it easier for everyone in the DMV area to access Ben's.
"Sometimes it's very difficult to get to Ben's on U Street, with the parking," he said. "As we grow, we want to test out different markets and we hope the love will be there in Arlington as it is on U Street."
[via DCist and Washington Business Journal]
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